LSC Front Desk Student Assistant

Department Overview:

The Department of Life Sciences Communication is a leader in science communication research, teaching and practice. We offer programs at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels. Learn more about LSC by visiting our website: https://lsc.wisc.edu/

Anticipated Start Date:

09/03/2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

12/31/2026

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 10 Maximum: 15

Schedule:

We are looking for one to three individuals that can work during the following shifts. Please mark the days and times that you are able to cover for the spring 2026 semester. Students will regularly work ten to fifteen hours per week.

Students will generally work 10-15 hours per week. Work schedules will be developed around class schedules and department coverage needs.

For the Fall 2026 semester, the department is specifically seeking applicants who are available Tuesday mornings and Thursdays between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $14.00

Number of Positions:

3

Qualifications:

Enrolled in UW-Madison with a good academic standing.

Not open to students in the LSC major or graduate programs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Attention to detail, independent problem solving, reliable, good communicator. A customer-service mindset and professional demeanor. Dependability, accountability, and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Comfort learning and using new technology.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Front Desk and Communications Assistant serves as one of the first points of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors while providing administrative and communications support to the department.
Duties include answering phones and emails, checking out audio/visual equipment and keys to the radio labs, mailing packages, filing, tidying public spaces, and completing other duties as assigned.
The student employee will work closely with LSC's Graduate Communications Assistant to support departmental communications projects, including social media engagement, digital content, organizing communications files, and maintaining communications databases, including Comms PA files and the Eloqua database.
The student employee will also assist with event planning for the department's scholarship reception and spring graduation ceremony.
This position requires professionalism, dependability, and accountability because the student employee will be entrusted with departmental equipment, building-access resources, and representing the department at the front desk.
During slower periods, students may have opportunities to work on coursework once departmental responsibilities have been completed.

Physical Demands:

Sitting Frequently.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/